Nuclear PowerThat the Parliament welcomes the demolition of the Chapelcross cooling towers; notes that potentially hazardous nuclear waste from Hunterston and Torness is regularly transported across the south of Scotland; notes the comments of the then Secretary of State for Scotland, Alistair Darling MP, on 7 June 2005 that it is for the Scottish Executive “to decide whether a large nuclear power station should be built” (Official Report, House of Commons, 7 June 2005; Vol 434, c 1110); welcomes the comments from the new Scottish government that it will not support any new nuclear power stations in Scotland, and supports its moves to make Scotland nuclear-free and a global leader in clean renewable energy.

Leonard Cheshire's Sixth Annual Scottish Disability and Business AwardsThat the Parliament welcomes the launch of Leonard Cheshire’s sixth annual Scottish Disability and Business Awards, which aim to acknowledge the Scottish business community’s achievements in becoming more disability friendly; recognises that there are one million disabled people in Scotland with an annual spending power of £5 billion, which highlights that there are real benefits both economically and socially in making all our businesses open and accessible to all; wishes Leonard Cheshire every success with the awards; hopes that Scottish businesses will come forward to showcase their good working practices to promote inclusion and equality for both disabled customers and staff, and looks forward to Scotland moving towards being a truly inclusive society.

Scottish Maritime MuseumThat the Parliament congratulates the Scottish Maritime Museum whose entire collection in Irvine has been recognised as being of national significance under the new Recognition Scheme for museums; understands that the museum holds important collections of documents, books, plans and photographs relating to Scotland’s maritime heritage, including the Linthouse Engine Shed; understands the significance of collections like these for the continued preservation of our Scottish maritime culture and heritage, and congratulates all who work in the museum for their dedication and hard work to make this museum such a success.

Human Rights Education is Itself a Human RightThat the Parliament supports the development of A Curriculum for Excellence and the emphasis placed on responsible citizenship as one of the four purposes; further notes that human rights represents an internationally accepted framework for structuring discussion on values and respect for others and that the Convention on the Rights of the Child provides an ideal structure for teachers seeking to foster these crucial social skills; notes that many other countries make specific reference to learning about human rights, and therefore hopes that the final curriculum proposals will include specific reference to human rights.

14th Anniversary of Big Issue and Shadowing a VendorThat the Parliament congratulates the Big Issue in Scotland on its 14th anniversary; recognises the practical support that the Big Issue Foundation gives to people who are homeless; applauds its work in tackling the stigma associated with homelessness; acknowledges the Big Issue in Scotland as the country’s biggest weekly current affairs and entertainment magazine, and calls on MSPs of all parties to join Aileen Campbell MSP in shadowing a Big Issue vendor for a day to hear at first hand from the real experts in homelessness.

Homeless World Cup Squad VictoryThat the Parliament congratulates Scotland’s Homeless World Cup squad for winning the recently held tournament in Denmark and applauds the work and effort put in by staff at The Big Issue and the players in securing this well-earned victory.

Many Happy Returns to Crawforddyke Primary SchoolThat the Parliament sends its warm congratulations to Crawforddyke Primary School in Carluke which is celebrating its 50th birthday; hopes that students and staff both past and present enjoy the celebrations, and wishes the school all the very best in the future.

Scots Translation of Dahl Classic at Number 1That the Parliament congratulates Clydesdale author, Matthew Fitt, on his book Geordie’s Mingin Medicine reaching the top of the Waterstone’s Children’s Best Sellers’ list ahead of Harry Potter and Walt Disney’s High School Musical; further acknowledges the increasing importance of the Scots language to children in Scotland as evidenced by the popularity of this book, and encourages all children to keep the Scots language alive.

Disappointment at Labour Group Voting Against Rescue Package for Scotland's Farmers and CroftersThat the Parliament expresses grave disappointment at the disgraceful actions of the Labour group in voting against the motion on 24 October 2007 supporting a £25 million rescue package for Scottish farmers and crofters affected by the foot-and-mouth outbreak; notes that the Scottish Government’s aid package is twice the size of that of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for England while Scotland’s industry is half the size; condemns Hilary Benn MP, the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for snubbing NFU Scotland, and believes that the betrayal of London Labour and Scottish Labour alike will not be forgiven by Scotland’s farming and crofting communities.